The moment of dusk and dawn, the moment before everything revives.

At this time, the night has not faded, and the bright moon can be vaguely seen, and the red sun is ready to rise into the sky, so that the day can replace the night.

Outside the capital, a galloping horse galloped past with the sound of dense and loud horses' hooves, raising a puff of light dust.

When he arrived at the city gate, the envoy held a blood-red letter and shouted loudly.

"Eight hundred miles to hurry, open the city gate quickly."

Hearing the news, the soldiers defending the city immediately opened a gap in the city gate, and when the messenger passed quickly, the heavy city gate was closed again to protect the peace of the city.

At this time, Li Hongsheng and Qunchen had been in a stalemate for two days.

This 800-mile urgent letter changed the situation.

"Your Majesty, the eight hundred miles of the border pass are urgent."

Hearing this, Li Hongsheng was secretly happy in his heart, eight hundred miles were urgent, could it be that Meng Changqi died in battle?

He quickly took the fold and quickly skimmed it, but the content of the fold was not as Li Hongsheng thought.

Meng Changqi and his son not only did not die, but they also won the battle, and they could still win the battle under such circumstances. This father and son are really terrible, let it develop, he will never want to take back this military power.

Li Hongsheng patiently finished reading the recital.

At the end, Meng Changqi and Meng Huaijin were seen asking themselves to return their military powers, disarm and return to the field. Li Hongsheng couldn't react a little, and he had been thinking about the military power for many years, and he took it back so easily.

There can't be any conspiracy, right? However, if you can get back the military power, let the Meng family be free for a while!

Li Hongsheng picked up the fold and walked outside the hall, and said to the ministers: "All the secretaries, please go back!" Meng Qing played and asked to be relieved and returned to the field. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked and fell to their knees.

"Your Majesty, no!"

"Your Majesty, the matter of the exchange of military power involves a wide range of issues, please consider it carefully."

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, after General Meng dismounts, who will be in charge of this military power?"

Li Hongsheng glanced at the man, "Let's discuss it again in the future!" Meng Qing returned to Beijing to report on his work in the past two days. ”

Li Hongsheng's words made everyone frown.

The news of Meng Changqi's resignation spread rapidly among the courtiers. Everyone had a premonition that a violent storm was about to sweep through the court. In this storm, no one should think about a good end.

The courtiers still know a little bit about Li Hongsheng, this is a capricious person.

If he is satisfied with you today, and if he is a little bad tomorrow, he can turn his face at any time. In the past, there were rules set by Taizu to restrict imperial power, and Li Hongsheng turned his face, and the courtiers were not afraid.

But now that Li Hongsheng is about to take charge of the military, whether he will restrain himself in the future is self-evident.

Is this the Meng family's retreat as advance, or does it really want to be alone? Do they think that if they hand over the military power, they will really sit back and relax? As everyone knows, as long as Meng Changqi's father and son are still alive, His Majesty will not be at ease.

The prestige of the two is still there, even if they are no longer in office, they still affect the Meng family army all the time.

In the evening of the next day, Meng Changqi and Meng Huaijin hurried back to the capital.

That night, several ministers of the DPRK and China met secretly with the two.

"Lord Meng, how can you hand over the military power so easily. Isn't this a violation of the rules set by Taizu? Who is Your Majesty, I don't know? ”

"Lord Meng's move is really a bit ridiculous."

"It's really rash."

Meng Changqi sneered, "The words of the adults are beautiful. But what His Majesty is doing at the border, don't the adults know anything about it? If this military power is not handed over one day, Meng will not be at ease, and this war will not stop. Rather than let the soldiers bleed needlessly, it is better to let the country settle down as soon as possible. ”

Cheng Hanwen, the head of the household, wore an ink-colored cloak and frowned, "Lord Meng, your tiger and leopard army and the Meng family army spend a lot of money every year. Will it all be borne by the treasury in the future? ”

Meng Changqi spread his hands, "Meng and Dog are about to step down, these armies have nothing to do with the Meng family, and Lord Lao Cheng has to worry about it." ”

Cheng Hanwen lowered his head and calculated in his heart how much more silver the household department would have every year in the future.

As the secretary of the household department, he was basically clear about the specifications and military supplies of each army. Although the military expenses of the various armies do not depend entirely on the national treasury, they will not conceal the investigation of the household department.

At this time, there was also the military department Shangshu Chong Yuqin.

As we all know, the people of the Mingde Dynasty had a relatively high level of survival in the Three Kingdoms.

Although it is not enough to have food and clothing, at least it has food, clothing, a house, and land. Of course, the quality of life is very low, but at least the number of people starved to death and frozen to death every year is extremely low, and every household has at least one thatched hut that does not leak.

The vast majority of ordinary people are in a state of survival.

In this era, being able to live safely is already a gift from God for the people at the bottom. And this was possible because the Mingde Dynasty paid much less taxes than other countries.

If the state collects less taxes, the treasury will naturally not be full.

Taizu was a benevolent person who did not want the people to suffer, so he could only distribute the state finances to the major families. And if the families are willing to pay out the silver, they will naturally have to exchange the rights.

To this end, a series of contracts were signed between Taizu and various families.

Moreover, Taizu was afraid that the families would have too much power, so he also formulated a series of laws and decrees against the families, and the imperial power was also to a large extent to restrain the families.

For this country, each family is like an independent enterprise, they have their own great freedom, but they must also be regulated by the state and provide a certain economic source for the state.

It is a right and an obligation.

Moreover, the emperor of the Mingde Dynasty could openly ask for money from the family in power. Of course, there are strict laws on how much to give.

At the beginning, when he learned about this political structure, Xi Jiang seriously doubted, this Taizu Mo was not a traverser?

After a while, Cheng Hanwen and Chong Yuqin calculated a rough number in their hearts.

But it was this number that scared them.

If these military expenditures fall on the national treasury, the state tax will increase by at least half percent. And there will be a lot of labor distribution, doesn't this increase the burden on the people?

Now the people of Mingde are barely fed, and it will take three or four years for sweet potatoes to be fully promoted.

Whether the effect is good or not, it is not certain!

Whether the people of the world can accept such a big change is a question.

What's more, there is also the Jin State on the side, if there is domestic turmoil, the Wu Dynasty and the northern grassland will definitely take advantage of the chaos to fish in the water.

At this time, Rong Kaishan, who had been silent, also spoke: "Then the old man will also return the military power to Your Majesty!" The Meng family has always been the leader of our generals, and His Majesty wants to return the military power of Lord Meng, and the old man must not be able to hold it for long.

It's better to fulfill His Majesty's wishes earlier. The old man doesn't have the ability of Lord Meng, and he can still survive under the internal and external enemies. ”